Helgi Olafsson's chess openings
GM🇮🇸 IcelandFIDE 2447892 games
Helgi Olafsson, Grandmaster from Iceland, has 892 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Helgi Olafsson most often opens with 1.d4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White425 games · +152 =206 −67 · 60%
As Black467 games · +144 =211 −112 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening45%190 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening28%121 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%83 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%155 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense13%27 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game10%21 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%162 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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